How to choose right Micro SD Card?

Nowadays, there are high demands for storage spaces by smart phones, tablets, Sport cameras and drones; even 32gb and 64gb are not big enough for users. As the appearance of 4K video, HD music and 3D movie requests more storage to store, then the selection for right Micro SD is more important.

Therefore, the extended storage is the best way to enlarge the space, and then Micro SD Card is the easy way to resolve. The key solution is to get the right Micro SD among varies capacity, speed and types. Firstly, let’s do more introduction of Micro SD Cards in details.

The Difference between SDHC and SDXC

SDHC is Secure Digital High Capacity, and SDXC is Secure Digital Extended Capacity. The main difference is storage range. Micro SDHC is ranging from 2gb to 32gb, but Micro SDXC is from 32GB to 2TB, now biggest Micro SD on sales is 512GB.

Speed version – Class and UHS

“Class” is one kind of standard speed range, It is ranged by Class 4, Class 6 and Class 10, the speed stands for 4MB/s, 6MB/s and 10MB/s by Write.

“UHS” is Ultra High Speed; it is ranged by UHS-I I, UHS-I 3, UHS-II and UHS-III. The lowest writing speed is 10MB/s, and the max read speed could reach 104MB/s.

Regarding the speed difference, it will be an important instruction for the selection. With those standard class versions, they are only available for 1080p video and picture shooting. However, UHS version not only can support 1080p but also work with 2k and 4K video.

Based on these parameters, the selection of Micro SD Card is more accurate, there will be no waste on the costs to purchase wrong cards.